Times of India 30.6.22

• State's school readiness plan shows positive results in kids
• ICSE & ISC results likely by July 15
• Degree cut offs dip to 20 level just HSC aspirants in first list

 Times of India 29th June 2022

1. CBSE Class X results likely on july 4 and XII on july 10
2. Civic bodies to decide penalty for plastic use

Times of India, 28th June 2022: 

• MU admissions: Top autonomous colleges to defer list, set aside seats for CBSE/ISC
• IIT Bombay conducts virtual museum competition

 Times of India 23rd June 2022

Google agrees to pay for Wikipedia content

 

 Times of India 21 June 2022

The March 2023 Secondary and higher secondary exams (SSC & HSC) of the Maharashtra State board will be based on the entire syllabus.

International Yoga Day 21 June 2022

• The theme of this year's Yoga Day celebrations is 'Yoga for Humanity'. 
• Doing yoga in unison towards better health and wellness for all
• Yoga has become a global festival as there is widespread acceptance of the ancient Indian practice
• Yoga is India’s gift to humanity and it is a holistic approach to health and well-being, balancing mind, body and soul

 Times of India 20th June 2022

• MHA to hold National Conference on Cyber Security awareness in Delhi

National Reading Day June 2022

The National Education Policy 2020 has placed emphasis on ‘how to read’, ‘learn to read’, read to learn’ and underscored the critical role played by Public/School/Digital libraries towards this end. The P. N. Panicker Foundation has been a key contributor in this area. 

     Honouring the father of the Library Movement, the late P.N. Panicker, 19th June is being celebrated as Reading Day and the following week as the Reading Week. Started as a Reading Day Celebration on 19th June 1996, it has become a mass movement to promote the culture of reading. On 19th June 2017, Hon’ble Prime Minister launched the 22nd National Reading Month Celebrations and gave a clarion call to propagate the message of ‘Read and Grow’ among all the citizens of the country by 2022

The 26th National Reading Day will be celebrated on 19th June 2021, the following week as Reading Week and Reading Month will be celebrated from 19th June to 18th July 2021. In the light of COVID19 pandemic, the P.N. Panicker Foundation has initiated and designed different online reading related activities. The details of these activities are available at the link: https://www.pnpanickerfoundation.org

     P.N. Panicker was born at Neelamperoor on March 1,1901. He was a teacher in his hometown and then later on started Sanadanadharmam Library in 1926. Being the head of the cultural movement regarding reading in Kerala, he gained popularity. And further movement became more intense.

     According to him, reading was the most essential element for the proper development of the country. The slogan of the P.N. foundation was “read and grow”. It symbolises the importance of reading in his opinion.

The foundation has laid down the online reading activities for this year on it’s official website. These activities include digital library, webinar on the importance of reading, digital reading pledge and so on.

     The Foundation has suggested quiz, open art, essay writing and debate competitions for students. It has also organized a quiz and video book competition for the teachers, faculty members, and librarians.

 Times of India 16th Jun 2022

• As classroom come alive, focus now on kids health
• Edu ministry to launch spl 3 years degree course - Skill based bachelor degree programme for serving defence.

Bulletin Board:

 Times of India: 14/6/22 

• Now, Colleges offer job-skill degree courses at undergrad level

• Students can now pursue Ph.D. after 4 year undergrad course

Event:

World Boold Donor Day

The event serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.